 Steve McClain, who boasts more than 33 years of coaching experience on the collegiate level, is in his fifth year as a member of the Hoosiers coaching staff.

 He has been a part of a staff which has posted a 73-31 record the last three seasons and has led the country during that time in three-point field goal percentage (39.4), free throws made per game (18.3) and is second among major colleges in free throw percentage (74.6) and field goal percentage (47.5).

 IU has defeated a national best 10 programs ranked in the top 10 in the last three years. IU also leads the Big Ten with 15 regular season wins against the Top 25 in that same span.

 IU has landed a McDonald's All-American each of the last four years with Cody Zeller (2011), Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell (2012), Noah Vonleh (2013) and James Blackmon, Jr. (2014). In addition, Vonleh and Troy Williams played in the 2013 Jordan Classic as did Blackmon, Jr. in 2014.

 With Voneleh selected ninth this past year in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, IU is one of two school's in the country to produce three lottery picks in the last two drafts. Victor Oladipo (2nd) and Cody Zeller (4th) were chosen by Orlando and Charlotte respectively in 2013.

 He helped put the Hoosiers back into the national spotlight as they advanced to back-to-back Sweet 16's and finished 13th and seventh in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll in 2012 and 2013, respectively.

In 2012-13, IU won its first outright Big Ten title in 20 years, saw Victor Oladipo earn Sporting News National Player of the Year honors, boasted two first team All-Americans in Oladipo and Cody Zeller and saw both of them picked among the first four selections of the NBA Draft. IU was 29-7 and was 7-3 against nationally ranked opponents.

 Indiana led the country in free throws made (672) and was third in scoring margin (16.5), fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (40.8), fifth in scoring (78.6), eighth in field goal percentage (.482) and 11th in rebound margin (7.3). Their 7-2 record in road games in the Big Ten was tied for the best road record among major college conference's in the country.

 In addition, IU led the Big Ten conference in scoring, field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage and posted a 15 1/2 game improvement in the standings, tying a Big Ten record. The Hoosiers finished second nationally in three-point field goal percentage, fifth in field goal accuracy and 11th in free throw percentage.

 McClain came to IU after spending three seasons at Colorado, including the last two as associate head coach. During his time there, he played a prominent role in rebuilding the CU program and served as acting head coach during the absence of head coach Jeff Bzdelik for a portion of last season which saw CU finishing 15-16, including seven losses by six points or less. In addition, junior guard Cory Higgins earned All-Big XII honors and freshman guard Alec Burks was named Big XII Freshman of the Year. Burks also was drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft this past June.

 During his career as a coach, he has worked firsthand with several players who went on to play with or were drafted by NBA teams, including Kurt Thomas and Lee Nailon at TCU, Justin Williams and Josh Davis at Wyoming, Ben Davis and Shaun Vandiver at Hutchinson CC, and Harvey Grant at Independence CC.

 Prior to his time in Boulder, the 1984 graduate of Chadron State College served as the 19th head coach at the University of Wyoming from 1998-2007. For nine seasons, McClain led the Cowboy program through one of its most successful periods in school history, posting the fifth highest winning percentage in school history (57.7 percent) and achieving a 157-115 record, averaging 17 wins per season through his nine years.

 In four of his nine seasons, Wyoming appeared in postseason play, advancing to the second round in each of the 1999, 2002 (NCAA) and 2003 seasons. They also played in the first round of the 2001 NIT. In conference play, McClain's teams captured two of the first seven Mountain West Conference titles, sharing the title for the 2000-01 season and winning it outright in 2001-02. The outright title in 2001-02 was Wyoming's first outright championship in 20 years. Overall, the Cowboys finished in the upper half of the league in six of McClain's nine seasons.

 McClain coached two All-Americans during his stint Laramie. Josh Davis was an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American in his senior season of 2001-02. Prior to the 2002-03 season, Marcus Bailey was one of only 50 players nationally named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason All-America team. In five of the nine seasons that McClain coached in the MWC, at least one Cowboy earned All-Mountain West Conference first-team honors: Josh Davis (1999-2000 and 2000-01); Marcus Bailey (2000-01 and 2001-02); Uche Nsonwu-Amadi (2002-03); Donta Richardson (2002-03) and Jay Straight (2004-05).

 The high point of the Cowboys' return to national prominence was Wyoming's appearance in the 2002 NCAA Tournament, marking the school's first appearance since 1988. It was in that season that McClain engineered one of his best Cowboy teams, earning Coach of the Year honors from his fellow coaches, winning a school-best 22 victories (the most since 1987-88) and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

 His 2001-02 Cowboy squad broke two of the nation's longest winning streaks. With its 73-66 win over No. 6 Gonzaga in the opening round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament, Wyoming broke the Bulldogs 14-game winning streak, a then-school record. Earlier in the year at Utah, the Cowboys defeated the Utes 54-46, breaking Utah's 48-game home win streak against conference opponents, which was the longest conference winning streak in the country.

 In the 2000-01 season, McClain earned Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year honors from CollegeInsider.com, and garnered the same honor from MWC media members for the 1999-2000 season.

 McClain and his Wyoming teams won 18 or more games five times with a trio of consecutive 20-win seasons from 2000-2003, marking the first time three straight 20-win seasons had been accomplished in 15 years on the Laramie campus.

 His Wyoming squads were consistent contenders in the conference race during his tenure. UW finished in the top half of the conference in six of McClain's nine seasons there.

 Prior to his head coaching experience in Wyoming, McClain was an assistant at Texas A&M in 1998, then served as an assistant coach at Texas Christian University from 1994-98. While at TCU, McClain helped lead the Horned Frogs to a Top-25 ranking an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1998 under head coach Billy Tubbs. During his tenure there, Kurt Thomas became just the third player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring and rebounding in the same season.

 The year prior to Tubbs' staff taking over in Fort Worth, TCU posted a record of 7-20. Three years later, the Horned Frogs posted a 22-13 record, advanced to the Championship Game of the 1997 Western Athletic Conference Tournament and played their way into the Second Round of the National Invitation Tournament. In 1998, TCU joined the elite programs in the country, posting a 27-6 record and leading the nation in scoring at 97.2 points per game.

 The Horned Frogs earned an NCAA Tournament bid in 1998, and ended the season ranked No. 15 in the final Associated Press poll. TCU also became the first team in Western Athletic Conference history to go undefeated in league play, posting a 14-0 record in 1998 on way to winning the WAC Pacific Division title.

 Not only did McClain enjoy success as an assistant coach, but also he brought to Wyoming an outstanding record as a head coach. In 1994 as the head coach at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kan., he won the National Junior College Championship in only his third season, and was named the National Junior College Coach of the Year.

 At the junior-college level, McClain compiled a 91-16 (.850) record in three seasons, and his teams were known as high-scoring squads. His 1994 National Championship team averaged 90 points per game on way to a 35-4 (.897) record. In 1992-93, the Hutch Dragons compiled a 29-5 (.853) record, averaged 92.6 points and ended the season ranked No. 11 in the NJCAA. His first season as head coach, 1991-92, Hutchinson posted a 27-7 (.794) record.

 Prior to becoming head coach at Hutchinson, McClain served as an assistant coach there for five seasons, helping guide the Dragons to the 1988 NJCAA National Championship. Before coaching at Hutchinson, he was also an assistant coach at Independence Community College in Independence, Kan. (1985); Sioux Empire Junior College in Iowa (1984); and his alma mater Chadron State College in Chadron, Neb. from 1982-84.

 Born August 15, 1962, McClain is a native of Orient, Iowa, and is married to the former Kim Van Asselt of Hutchinson, Kan. They are the parents of a son, Dylan (12).